Operations
Kenya Lokichar
On May 15, 2020 Africa Oil announced that Tullow Oil Kenya B.V., the operating partner on Blocks 10BB and 13T in Kenya, submitted notices of force majeure to the Kenyan Ministry of Petroleum and Mining on behalf of the joint venture partners in these blocks. See New Release dated May 15, 2020.
Kenya Development Status
Kenya Development
First Oil Cargo Heralds Emergence of Kenya as an Oil Exporter
- First oil cargo sailed away from Mombasa on 26th August 2019
- Cargo size of 200,000 barrels
- The ceremony attended by President Kenyatta and Upstream Partners’ senior management
Benefits of the EOPS
- Current production of 2,000 bopd - restricted by trucking infrastructure
- Long term evaluation of reservoir performance, which has so far exceeded expectations
- Development of key road and local infrastructure
- Critical exercise to align expectations of the central government and local stakeholders
- Introduce the South Lokichar crude to international off-take markets and support future marketing of crude sales from the full-field development project
"The first export of crude oil by our nation, therefore,marks a special moment in our history as a people and as a country"
— President Uhuru Kenyatta
Operations
South Lokichar Development Phases
